Harput Castle
Harput Castle, the Milk Castle above Elazığ: Urartian origins, Artuqid and Akkoyunlu repairs, the crusader prisoners…
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Castles
Castles and fortresses across Turkey, Byzantine, Seljuk, Armenian and Ottoman. Most sit on high ground above a town or a river crossing, which is exactly why they were built there, and it is also why they are worth the climb. Each entry covers the history, the current condition, and access.
This category lists 8 places in Türkiye on istambul.com, including Yilan Castle, Yeni Kale, Sandıklı Castle, Kozan Castle, Gerger Castle, Afyon Castle, Adiyaman Castle and Uchisar Castle.
Harput
Harput, the old fortress town above Elazığ: castle, Great Mosque with leaning minaret, Sara Hatun Mosque,…
Harran
Harran near Şanlıurfa: conical mudbrick beehive houses, the 8th-century Great Mosque, a brick castle and the…
Hasankeyf
Hasankeyf today: the medieval Tigris town flooded by the Ilısu Dam in 2020, the relocated Zeynel…
Hoşap Castle
Hoşap Castle near Van: the Mahmudi beys' stronghold on its rock, the carved gate tower, the…
Kahramanmaraş Castle
Kahramanmaraş Castle: the city-centre citadel with Late Hittite roots, its role in the 1920 resistance, damage…
Kahramanmaraş
Kahramanmaraş travel guide: the restored castle and Ulu Mosque, Eshab-ı Kehf at Afşin, Maraş ice cream…
Karadeniz Ereğli
Karadeniz Ereğli, ancient Herakleia Pontike: the Herakles caves, Ereğli Museum in the Halil Paşa Mansion, the…
Karaman Castle
Karaman Castle: the three-walled citadel on a prehistoric mound in Karaman, rebuilt by the Ottomans in…
Karaman
Karaman travel guide: Binbirkilise on Karadağ, Karaman Castle, the Hatuniye Madrasa, Yunus Emre's tomb, Taşkale granaries…
Karatepe-Aslantaş
Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum near Kadirli: the 8th-century BC gates, the Phoenician–Luwian bilingual, Halet Çambel, hours and…
Kars Castle
Kars Castle: the basalt citadel above the Kars River, rebuilt in 1153 and 1579, with the…
Kars
Kars travel guide: the UNESCO ruins of Ani, Kars Castle, Russian-era streets, skiing at Sarıkamış, the…
Kastamonu Castle
Kastamonu Castle: the Byzantine and Candarid citadel above the old city, its walls, gates, legend and…
Kastamonu
Kastamonu travel guide: the UNESCO-listed Mahmut Bey Mosque, the castle, Pompeiopolis, Küre Mountains canyons and Ilgaz,…
Kayalıdere
Kayalıdere, an 8th-century BC Urartian fortress near Varto in Muş: the 1965 excavation, the bronze lion,…
Kerkenes
Kerkenes near Yozgat: a 7 km circuit of Iron Age walls, the city of Pteria taken…
Kilis
Kilis travel guide: Ravanda Castle, Oylum Höyük, Mamluk mosques, Kilis tava and olive oil, plus how…
Kıyıköy
Kıyıköy on the Black Sea: Byzantine walls, the rock-cut St Nicholas Monastery, river beaches and fish…
Kozan Castle
Kozan Castle, also known as Kozan Kalesi, is a historical fortress located in the city of…
Kütahya Castle
Kütahya Castle on Hisar Tepesi: a 70-tower fortress with Roman, Byzantine, Germiyanid and Ottoman phases, views…
Kütahya
Kütahya travel guide: the Roman city of Aizanoi, hand-painted tiles, the castle and Germiyan Street, thermal…
Malazgirt Battlefield
Malazgirt (Manzikert) battlefield in Muş: the 1071 Seljuk victory, the 2018 national historical park, the 26…
Muş
Muş travel guide: the Malazgirt battlefield of 1071, the Muş tulip, Urartian fortresses, the city’s mosques…
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